Policy to absorb tuition fees for first-year tertiary students was stolen from NPP - Salam Mustapha

The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of copying the NPP's policies, particularly the pledge to absorb tuition fees for all first-year tertiary students.

He alleged that the NDC’s proposal is not original and was, in fact, an idea initially proposed by the NPP.

“They are taking from some of our policies and adding them to theirs. Bawumia said something in the past, and now they are also saying the same thing. I don’t have a problem if it’s going to help Ghana, which is what we are looking for,” he stated in an interview on Adom FM's morning show, Dwaso Nsem.

Mustapha also expressed skepticism about the NDC’s ability to effectively implement this policy, arguing that the NDC lacks the originality and understanding necessary to execute such plans.

He pointed out existing systems like the Ghana Student Loan Trust, suggesting that the NDC’s promise is neither innovative nor practical.

Criticizing the NDC’s proposal as a “vote-buying gimmick,” Mustapha questioned the integrity of their intentions, suggesting that the NDC is merely making promises without genuine commitment.

“But if you didn’t initiate something yourself, it is very difficult to implement it, and that is the problem with the NDC. If they are giving a loan to students to pay their fees, then everyone can go for a loan to pay their fees,” he added.

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